Starting university - information for staff

Starting university - information for staff

You can download both of our Know Before You Go and Transitions guides from this page.

You could also create a space on your own institutions website where they can be downloaded. For more ideas and tips on how and when to use this information with your students please see the FAQs below.

How can I use these guides with my students?

Know Before you Go and Transitions have been designed in a way that allows flexibility in how they are used, appealing directly to students as well as academic and support staff. We would encourage you to use the information in the guides in a way that will most benefit your students. Examples of how the information could be engaged with include;

Staff working with students as they prepare for university;

Know Before you Go can be used as a teaching/discussion tool with your class PSHE lessons or as part of sessions with students completing their UCAS forms

Linked to on your institutions websites. (We would suggest in a prominent position alongside similar information about moving into higher education)

See the question below about next steps for the project for further ideas!

Can I have a version that has tailored information for my institution?

Student Minds are open to requests for institution specific versions of the guides. This will include 2 pages of supplementary information that is specific to your institution and local support services, created in collaboration with you. We currently have a lead time of 1 month for these requests, which may be extended during busier periods.

The guides are currently best used as online resources. They contain signposting, videos and student stories that can be accessed via links alongside the text.

Whilst we encourage you to think of the guides as e-resources we understand that there may be times when a printed version is best. You are able to print the guides from the above links, and use as per the copyright/licence details below. See also, the question below about next steps for the project!

Can I edit the guides myself or sell to others?

No. These materials are under copyright by our Canadian partners TeenMentalHealth.Org. Student Minds has been licensed by TeenMentalHealth.Org to revise the guides for a UK audience. Any of the material contained within cannot be altered, modified or sold. Students and Parents are welcome to use this material for their own purposes. Health Professionals are welcome to use this material in their provision of health care. Educators are welcome to use this material for teaching or similar purposes.

Yes, please send you request to hello@studentminds.org.uk for a word version of your required guide or to discuss further accessibility options.

What are the next steps for the Transitions to University project?

Releasing these guides as open access resources to schools, colleges and universities across the UK is the first stage of our project to support students during their transition period.

We will be collecting feedback over the next academic year (see question below for how you can contribute), working with our partners in Canada and collaborating with UK based mental health and education experts to develop the guides further.Plans may include creating lesson plans to accompany specific chapters and developing training to equip staff and students to run transition focussed workshops.​Interested in collaborating with us? Please email hello@studentminds.org.uk

How can I provide feedback?

We are keen to gather feedback (both positive and constructive) on these guides and their usability, as we develop the next phase of the project. Please provide feedback here.

We are especially interested to hear feedback about:

How you intend to use/ or have been using the guides with your students?